| tabula rasa: Some suggestions: Would love to hear some of Claire's stories about Margaret Thatcher that didn't make it into her book. |
Your wish is my command. And this one just happens to be at my fingertips. I was looking for the speech that I mentioned below in my notes when I came across a few handwritten scribbles from an interview with Thatcher's foreign secretary, Lord Charles Powell.
13-hour meeting between Thatcher and Gorbachev in Moscow. CP had to go to the bathroom terribly. Dying for a pee. Couldn’t figure out how to get out the door. Gorbachev finally took mercy on him, pushed a button that opened the door. "It was one of the most embarrassing moments of my life."
Claire: Didn't she have to the bathroom?
CP: No. She never did.
Claire: Never?
CP: Never.
In my notes, I've underlined never twice. Now, I don't believe this. I believe Margaret Thatcher was human. But it's fascinating that she managed to convince so many people that she wasn't, isn't it?
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Jun '10
Re: From the Assignment Desk: Stories About Margaret Thatcher that Didn't Make it Into the Book
Thanks, Claire. I've always admired her, but I had never imagined that she had a superhuman bladder. Either that, or she subscribed to the "never let 'em see you sweat" school.
Would love to hear more.